BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 15 December 2007

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—15/12/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Edward Burra: Twentieth-Century Eye, Episode 5
  5/5The Battle of Britain was fought in the air directly over Burra's home in Rye.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/12/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/12/2007
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/12/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/12/2007
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/12/2007
  Daily prayer and reflection with Anna Magnusson.
8. 05:45
  Nearer God's Heart—Episode 2
  2/4Anthony Noel profiles the work of garden writer Margery Fish.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—15/12/2007
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—15/12/2007
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—15/12/2007
  Matt Baker investigates the threat to the Dartmoor pony.
4. 06:35
  Farming Today This Week—15/12/2007
  Rural magazine programme with Charlotte Smith.
5. 06:57
  Weather—15/12/2007
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—15/12/2007
  With James Naughtie and John Humphrys. Including Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—15/12/2007
  Presenter Fi Glover is joined by author Stella Duffy.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Dervla Murphy - Julius Strauss
  Sandi Toksvig meets travel writer Dervla Murphy.
9. 10:30
  Pop in Translation
  Mark Radcliffe learns how 1960s singers boosted their sales abroad.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—15/12/2007
  A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Elinor Goodman.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—15/12/2007
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—15/12/2007
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—15/12/2007
  A look at the central banks injecting 50 billion in an attempt to lift the money markets.
3. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 22, Episode 3
  3/6Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
4. 12:57
  Weather—15/12/2007
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News Headlines—15/12/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—14/12/2007
  Panellists include Salma Yaqoob, Liam Byrne, Shailesh Vara and Douglas Murray.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—15/12/2007
  Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Saturday, Sunday and Monday
  Eduardo de Filippo's comedy about an extended Neopolitan family.
9. 16:00
  Weekend Woman's Hour—15/12/2007
  Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
10. 17:00
  Saturday PM—15/12/2007
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. With Chris Ledgard.
11. 17:30
  iPM—15/12/2007
  Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/12/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—15/12/2007
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/12/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—15/12/2007
  Peter Curran's guests are Peter Bowles, Big Issue founder John Bird, and Jeremy Beadle.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 3, Girl Power
  6/8Kate Mosse's drama centres on a young woman wanting to know what happened to Girl Power.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Pontoon by Garrison Keillor, Bee Movie by Jerry Seinfeld
  Tom Sutcliffe Louise Doughty, Alkarim Jivani and John Tusa review cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  The Archive Hour—Acoustic Attic
  Judith Kampfner samples American radio archives from the recordings of the Kitchen Sisters
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Dr Zhivago, 1921
  5/6Kidnapped by Red partisan troops, Yuri has been a prisoner in the forest for two years.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—15/12/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Unreliable Evidence—Extradition
  Lawyers discuss extradition and apparent imbalances between countries.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—10/12/2007
  Peter Snow hosts the second quarter-final in the nationwide general knowledge quiz.
10. 23:30
  The Poetry of History—Series 2, Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders
  3/4Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, by John Dryden, recalls the events of 1666.
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—16/12/2007
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Addiction—Cold Coffee Connoisseurs
  2/5By Henry Shukman. A man looks back on his early teenage years in the local cafe.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/12/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/12/2007
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/12/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/12/2007
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—16/12/2007
  The sound of church bells from St Mary the Virgin in Hanbury, Worcestershire.
8. 05:45
  Stop the World—Episode 1
  1/3Kamran Nazeer talks to people who hold views totally at odds with the prevailing orthodoxy

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